Governor Gordon announced Friday that he has ordered the Wyoming State flag to be flown at half staff at the Capitol Building in Cheyenne and in Fremont County to honor former Representative William (Bill) Budd Jr.
A day of celebration quickly turned into a day of tragedy when multiple news outlets reported that a mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and 30 injured, had taken place in Highland Park, Illinois - a suburb just outside of Chicago.
A press release from the Governor's office stated that from Thursday until sunset on Monday, May 16, 2022 these flags will remain half-staff, "as a mark of respect and remembrance of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19."
Governor Mark Gordon, in accordance with a directive from President Biden, has ordered that both the American and the State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff until March 27 to honor Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Governor Mark Gordon, in line with President Joe Biden's Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and the State of Wyoming Flags to be flown at half-staff, effective immediately.
Governor Mark Gordon has recently ordered that both the U.S. and Wyoming State Flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, July 21.
This is to be done in honor and memory of First Lieutenant Alva “Ray” Krogman. A Worland ...
The proclamation was in response to a shooting at a San Jose, California rail yard in which an employee killed 8 people and wounded several others before taking his own life.